Germany legend Oliver Kahn admits he regrets not joining Manchester United and claims Sir Alex Ferguson is still ‘mad’ he failed to move to Old Trafford.
The Red Devils struggled to replace Peter Schmeichel after the the Dane moved on from the club back in 1999, with the likes of Fabien Barthez, Tim Howard and Roy Carroll between the sticks before Edwin van der Sar’s arrival in 2005.
Kahn, who made a record-breaking 557 appearances for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, was firmly on Ferguson’s radar, but the iconic goalkeeper decided against a transfer to United.
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